[Plone-conference] tips for the unprepared?

Patel, Sabera sabera at ceh.ac.uk
Fri Sep 27 10:12:18 UTC 2013


Ohhh reading this is making me jealous.. I'm not going to make the annual Plone Party. #disappointed! Have fun dudes! Keep you money, lenses and Katana (Mikko!) safe. ;-)

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From: plone-conference-bounces at lists.plone.org [mailto:plone-conference-bounces at lists.plone.org] On Behalf Of Christian Ledermann
Sent: 27 September 2013 10:51
To: Mikko Ohtamaa
Cc: plone-conference at lists.plone.org
Subject: Re: [Plone-conference] tips for the unprepared?

I agree with Mikko, that advice is a bit paranoid. (I have not been to brazil, but speak out of my experiences in african countries.)

High end camera:
Be aware that more and more pickpockets specialize in stealing lenses from SLRs.
They are easy to remove and you would probably not notice it until you try to take the next picture..

If you can find a light oversized vest or jacket that you can close over your camera makes you a 'hard target' for those thieves.

Insect repellent:
Bring some and apply generously, you can buy more locally but come prepared.
In my experience the "Neem Tree" based stuff works best but it does not smell to nice. You could try to find it in an Eco shop, but anyway the others work too.


On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 12:02 PM, Mikko Ohtamaa <mikko at opensourcehacker.com> wrote:
> Hi Guido and others,
>
> The advises are certainly overblown.
>
> I managed to travel around Brazil for three months and, even though I
> was not 100% sober and 100% sure where I was all the time, I got nothing stolen.
> Except all money on my bank account, but this was because I used my
> credit card at ATM where it got skimmed and didn't have balance limits
> how much you can withdraw. Set your credit card daily withdrawal limit
> to very low (100 USD / day) just in the case. Always use ATM in a
> super market, not ones on street or in a bank. Only use chip card (not
> magnet stripe) if possible.Then have a cash reserve. Getting your
> credit card cloned is the most likely criminal risk you have. Do *not*
> use European style debit cards anywhere, as it is not possible to recover money from skimmed debit card.
>
> When staying in an accommodation keep your stuff in a locker. If you
> stay at hostel bring your own padlock. Never leave your stuff
> unattended e.g. on a bed when you go to shopping.
>
> Also I didn't manage to kill myself with any tropical diseases, though
> there was one close call and Erico had to save me. Generally, unless
> you plan venture into deep Amazon there is little risk you caught any nasty bugs.
>
> Cheers,
> -Mikko
>
>
> On 27 September 2013 11:42, Guido Stevens <guido.stevens at cosent.net> wrote:
>>
>> I've been stupid enough to prepare my slides (partially...), but not
>> my journey (at all...).
>>
>> Now I find I was supposed to have gotten a yellow fever vaccination
>> 10 days ago. Which raises some questions: what can one do? Wear
>> insect-repellent longsleeves all day and sleep under a bed net even
>> in an airconditioned room? Maybe somebody has some practical wisdom here.
>>
>> On a related note, I'm a hobby photographer and want to bring my
>> high-end camera for architecture photography. Now Lonely Planet
>> advises me to leave my iPod at home (no way). Which kinda implies
>> that I certainly should not bring a big and expensive camera. Is this
>> true or overblown? Can anybody who knows the streets of Brasilia
>> offer some insight into street safety there?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> --
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>>
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